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. net: Lostgallifreyan wrote: Well, I wondered about non-euclidean geometry for a moment, then remembered Greg House saying something about working smart, not hard, and no-one said I couldn't plunder Wikipedia, so.... Actually, before I got there, I wasn't even sure if what Adams had denied was that "six times nine equals thirteen is wrong", or that he denied the more interesting case that it was its correctness in base 13 that explained the 'answer'. Apparently he did deny it. Which doesn't mean it isn't true. ![]() small number that looked ordinary and totally unprofound. Which means that he let whim, i.e. unconscious conditioning hold sway, without attempt to mediate it. Given that the English colloquilasm would never be entirely far from a writer wose native language and culture was English, I stand by my 'theory'. ![]() ever directly questioned about the 'sixes and sevens' thing and denied it. Even then, he would be telling the truth if it hadn't been conscious. MUCH more like he was influence ny this that by base 13, no? Maybe you should get me started on my idea for The Long Dark Teatime Of The Soul, you might like it. ![]() unprompted, is that in this case the allusion isn't English, it's French. Someone I have had as a boss at 3 companies is totally convinced that Adams meant it's all a throw of the dice since you get 42 when you add up all sides of two dice. tom K0TAR Yep, that's a nice one. I still like mine better though. Adams liked to play with language directly, it would have appealed to him even if it wasn't how he got there. Any thoughts on tea? That was another mild obsession with him, and extends obviously, though strangely, into the Teatime thing. Consider it a hint. ![]() |
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